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The Art Institutes

In research, The Art Institutes stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,916 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,772 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,435 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,904
of 28,054 · #15,035 all time
Rank in United States
#3,239
of 4,192
Research works
603
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is The Art Institutes known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #1,916 of 10,206 11.0%155
Social SciencesDomain #3,772 of 16,945 12.1%316
Health SciencesDomain #12,435 of 20,462 9.2%168
MedicineField #11,601 of 17,978 10.4%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Art Institutes sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 5.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.67× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Art Institutes?

Ranked on the composite score, Shannon Mattern, Marie‐Anne Lescourret and CATHERINE L. GRUS lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Art Institutes.

  1. 1 Shannon Mattern United States · #237,610 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Marie‐Anne Lescourret United States · #614,624 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 CATHERINE L. GRUS United States · #882,289 worldwide 12 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 ADRIAN D. SANDLER United States · #1,106,115 worldwide 26 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 MICHAEL I. REIFF United States · #1,162,592 worldwide 25 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at The Art Institutes

Which keywords describe research at The Art Institutes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Community Engagement, Citizen Participation, Public Policy, Environmental Participation, Territorial Governance, Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Justice6▲ 15×6 topics
  2. Community Engagement5▲ 23×2 topics
  3. Citizen Participation5▲ 60×2 topics
  4. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.6×4 topics
  5. Public Policy5▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Environmental Participation5▲ 84×1 topic
  7. Territorial Governance5▲ 53×1 topic
  8. Cultural Heritage4▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  11. Social Media4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  12. Globalization3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  13. Healthcare3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  14. Discourse Analysis3▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Gender3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  16. Education2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  17. Identity2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  18. Colonialism2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  19. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Literature2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  21. History2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  22. Neuroscience2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Ethical Challenges2▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Gender Studies2▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Language2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  26. Well-being2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  27. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Pollution Monitoring2▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Media1▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Politics1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Pragmatics1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Argumentation1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Coronavirus1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Cultural Communication1▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Health Policy1▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Linguistics1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Mental Well-being1▲ 66×2 topics
  38. Rhetoric1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Digital Communication1▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Information Studies1▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does The Art Institutes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Educational Reforms and Innovations, Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis.

French Urban and Social …5French Urban and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 2 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…1Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Pract…1Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCultural StudiesPhilosophy6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  8. 8 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Art Institutes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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